Popular holiday spots on Victoria's Great Ocean Road, the Grampians and parts of Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs are at the highest risk of major financial loss from bushfire anywhere in the country, new analysis shows.
Data on the relative national bushfire risk to commercial and residential property by postcode puts potential losses highest in the Grampians mountain range gateway township of Halls Gap, followed by locations including Mount Buller, Jamieson, Shepparton and Warburton.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
